Jersey City placed the order for more salt more than two weeks ago. Fulop says shipments usually arrive after two or three days after ordering. (February 16, 2014 5:51 PM)

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is encouraging residents to stay off city roadways, claiming that a salt shortage has left secondary streets frozen.

“We're suffering what every north Jersey municipality is suffering, which is a tremendous amount of snow and a salt shortage in the region,” said Fulop. “[Snow has] frozen over and made roads very difficult to navigate."

The mayor says crews...

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